Labor shortage is a significant challenge that commercial restaurants face today. One reason for the low popularity of kitchen work is the unsatisfactory thermal conditions. Labor costs currently represents 18 % of the cost structure of a QSR. In order to decrease employee rotation, absenteeism and reduce recruitment fees, it is necessary to improve the working environment and comfort and increase the productivity.

Fast food restaurants are characterized by high heat loads, humidity and a significant amount of grease vapor concentrations due to the type of cooking operations. What is important from the point of view of grease extraction is the breakdown of the grease emissions into the particulate and vapor phases, and the size distribution of the grease particles. Mechanical grease filters quickly lose grease removal effectiveness as the particulate size drops below 6 microns depending on the pressure drop across the filters.  This first stage grease extraction can be augmented by the use of Ultraviolet light. UV-C light  reacts on small grease particulate and volatile organic compounds (VOC) generated in the cooking process.

Furthermore, increasingly stringent environmental demands and building regulations have placed restraint on the location of a foodservice facility. Odor and emission control and neighborly respect are factors that need to be considered in dense urban environments.

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	Capture Jet Technology Halton's Capture Jet® high efficiency hood systems ensure full capture and containment at low exhaust volumes and prevent excess heat and imputities from escaping. >> Read More
	Capture Ray Technology Many kitchens require emission control in their exhaust systems to comply with the increasing demand for environment-friendly operations. Halton's Capture Ray technology takes emission control and filtration efficiency to entirely new levels. >> Read More
	Reactofit System Halton's Reactofit System is engineering and designed to reduce maintenance costs and keeps ongoing service costs to a minimum. Halton's Reactofit System is designed as an independent attachment to an existing hood assembly  that is placed between the top of the existing hood and the attendant exhaust  duct. >> Read More
	Air Purifications Systems Halton's Ecology units meet the increasingly stringent environmental demands and building regulations that have place considerable limitations on quick service & food court restaurants. Halton EcoSystem  or M.A.R.V.E.L. control pacakge can be added to Halton EcoloAir Systems for significant energy savings! >> Read More
	Ductless Systems Halton's Ductless Systems can  be used where ducting is cost prohibitive or impractical. These units can accommodate various combinations of commercial electric cooking equipment and can be used where NFPA-96 ductwork cannot be installed. >> Read More